ARogue One: A Star Wars Storystar has explained why their character didn’t appear inAndorseason 2, despite the narrative overlap between the anthology film and Tony Gilroy’s groundbreaking Disney+ show. As aprequel series toRogue One,Andorhad a difficult balance to strike: how do you make sure thatStar Wars’already fragile Imperial era canon remains intact while telling a compelling, well-rounded story? Part of accomplishing that balance included ensuring that the final season didn’t provide too much fan service....

In many science fiction movies, black holes are often the go-to way to plug plot holes and provide a quick deus ex machina when all seems lost for the space heroes. In the real world, we just watch them from a distance. But we keep finding closer ones. Using the International Gemini Observatory,astronomers have discoveredthe closest known black hole to earth, which is still 1,600 light-years away in the constellation Ophiuchus....

Stephen King’s characters have been portrayed in myriad ways on the big and small screens, but the best depiction of one of his most recognizable characters is in a surprising 97% RT series. The show in question is not aStephen King adaptation, but it still perfectly captures one of his book characters. When it comes to the big screen, there have been some incredible depictions ofStephen King’s characters. For instance,Stanley Kubrick’sThe Shiningdid an incredible job of capturing Jack, Wendy, and Danny while giving them a unique spin....

Unreal TheShin Megami Tensei series has remained dormant for a bit, taking a backseat toPersona, but that’s going to change next year. Revealed on the Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase, Atlus had a few announcements for fans this morning. For one,Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne, arguably the bestSMTgame to date, is getting an HD remaster set to debut on Switch in spring of 2021. Yes, this is the game that infamously spawned the “Featuring Dante from theDevil May Cryseries” meme....

BridgertonandThe Handmaid’s Talefans should check out the upcoming family thrillerAnniversaryto see their favorite stars venturing into a fresh drama.This new movie starsBridgerton’s Phoebe Dynevor,The Handmaid’s Tale’s Madeline Brewer and Mckenna Grace, and Diane Lane(ofThe Outsidersfame, but having voiced Riley’s mom inInside Outin recent years). Anniversaryfollows happy young couple Liz (Dynevor) and Josh (Dylan O’Brien)when he brings her to meet his family at his parents' anniversary party. However, the mother, Ellen (Lane), knows Liz as a former student, and both her presence and the movement known as “The Change” sweeping the country begin to disrupt the family....

Sledgehammer Games has updated the ongoingCall of Duty: WW2privatemultiplayer beta for PS4 and Xbox One, expanding on the available content therein. This latest update has added two major changes to the beta: raising the level cap, and adding the Kill Confirmed mode, as well as several smaller gameplay adjustments. Sledgehammer also made several notes about potentialCall of Duty: WW2changes being considered based on feedback. Flinch is going to be reevaluated, and several more controller configurations will be added come November....

I’d…be ok with that Roughly this same time last year Capcom made a vow to have remakes bea “key business activity,”and for the most part they’ve stuck to that. The good news for them is that most of themhave done well, and with their catalog of classics, they could probably do this for a long time. I can’t imagine how much money they’ll make ontheResident Evil 2remake. But the publisher needs to think beyond that, and their manifesto in their latest fiscal report hints at that....

Warning! This review contains spoilers for Chicago Fire’s Season 13 Finale.TheChicago Fireseason 13 finale is a mix of major personal developments and some blatant set-up for its future, but not all for the better. As the last Wolf Entertainment franchise to wrap up its year,One Chicago’s finales have all had previous set-ups. For Firehouse 51, there was a promise that there would be some kind of payoff to some storylines, primarily involving Dom Pascal, as well as Stella Kidd and Kelly Severide....

DC movie veteran scribe David S. Goyer opens up about how he was advised by Christopher Nolannot to work on Ben Affleck’sBatmanfilm. While Robert Pattinson’sThe Batmanmovie became a huge success in 2022, the film was initially slated to serve as a solo outing for Affleck’s version of the Dark Knight inthe DCEU movie timeline. While Affleck was set to direct hisBatmanmovie, while also writing it with Geoff Johns, he ended up departing from the project, with the instalment in turn then getting revamped into a reboot for the Caped Crusader under Matt Reeves....

And I still absolutely fuckin’ dig it In today’s contest, we’re giving away PC copies ofWorld of Horror! I’m going to brag about this — I wrote aboutWorld of Horrornearly two years ago, talking about how incredible and terrifying it looked. And look at me now! Here I am featuring it in its very own contest so you guys can get scared shitless with me! Without further ado, we’re giving away Steam Early Access keys to MS Paint-based adventure/horror gameWorld of Horror....

Warning! Spoilers ahead for Justice League Unlimited #8!While fans everywhere await to see the multiverse-spanningAvengers: Doomsday,DC Comicsis unleashing a fight filled with all the variants fans can handle. The past, present, and future are collidingas Gorilla Grodd attemptsto take control of the timeline. And when all is said and done, there’s going to be major ramifications for the entire DC Universe. InJustice League Unlimited #8by Mark Waid and Dan Mora, time and space are colliding as Gorilla Grodd, imbued with Omega Energy launches a finalattack on the Justice League....

It had been over a year since the last proper Nintendo Direct, so expectations were higher than usual for the most recent one. Games likeThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2,Mario Kart 9, andMetroid Prime 4were being thrown around prior to it, but fans were instead met with some really unexpected oddities, likePlants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville: Complete EditionandDC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power. A tie-in to the Cartoon Network show,DC Super Hero Girls, the very brief trailer doesn’t explain a lot about it, but judging from the glimpses of gameplay, it appears to be an action-brawler of some kind with life-sim elements....

I’d die for a double shot A few years back on the fabulousPlay Deadpodcast, host Gabby DaRienzo spoke with Justin Kuiper of Route 59 games abouttheir in-development gameNecrobarista. Right from the start, it felt like a great mix of the visual novel and adventure genres set in an alternate Melbourne where the dead can talk with the living for 24 hours after their death. While I was immensely excited about the concept of the game, I knew it was a ways off so I put it out of my mind....